General Riddles

Where does Friday comes before Thursday?
In the dictionary

You can catch me but cannot throw me. Who am I?

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

Complete the sentence using two words, which are anagrams. The man with the _______ wanted to have _______.
The man with the beard wanted to have bread.

I am a 5 letter word. Take away my first and last letter, I will remain same. If you also take away my middle letter, I will remain same. Who am I?

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

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